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Initial Camera Settings
(before placing camera in housing)
- Insert a fully charged battery. Due to the power required to operate the
camera and LCD screen, start each dive with a fully charged camera
battery.
- Slide Mode Switch to icon.
- In FUNC./SET:
Set Rec./Shooting Mode to “P” Program.
Set Drive Mode to Single Shot.
Set Image Recording Size to “L” 16M and Quality to “S” Superfine.
Set Movie Quality to “HD” or “FHD.”
Set Light Metering to “ Center Weighted Avg.”
Set White Balance to Auto “AWB.” For best results, set to Custom “ ”
and reset for each working depth.
Set ISO to “200.”
- In MENU Shooting Settings:
Set AF Frame to “Center” and Frame Size to “Normal.”
Set Digital Zoom, AF-Point Zoom and Servo AF to “Off.”
Set Continuous AF to “On.” A strobe focusing light is recommended to
assist AF underwater.
Set AF-assist Beam to “Off.”
In Flash Settings, set Red-Eye Lamp and Red-Eye Corr. to “Off.”
Set Review Image after shooting to “8 Seconds.”
Set Blink Detection and Grid Lines to “Off.” Set IS Mode to “Continuous.”
- In MENU Camera Settings:
Set Date/Time and Time Zone.
Set Eco Mode to “Off.”
In Power Saving, set Auto Power Down to “Off”; Display Off to “3 min.”
Insert and Format an SCHD memory card.
- Set Flash to “On Flash always fires.”
